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‘We keep each other laughing’: Couple find love at Vancouver senior living facility

At 88 and 90, they bond over staying active and playing cards

By Mia Ryder-Marks, Columbian staff reporter
Published: February 14, 2024, 6:07am
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Jan White, left, and Dick Filion live at Prestige Senior Living Bridgewood in east Vancouver. The inseparable pair hosts multiple card game nights a week and have cultivated a strong social circle of card-game lovers within the community.
Jan White, left, and Dick Filion live at Prestige Senior Living Bridgewood in east Vancouver. The inseparable pair hosts multiple card game nights a week and have cultivated a strong social circle of card-game lovers within the community. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

It’s never too late to find love. Dick Filion, 88, and Jan White, 90, are proof.

The couple fell in love about six years ago after meeting at Prestige Senior Living Bridgewood in Vancouver.

When Filion first toured the senior living facility in 2017, he mentioned to staff he loved to play cards.

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